# overleave

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To leave (something) over; cause to remain or be left.
2. To remain; be left over.

## Etymology
From Middle English overleven, from Old English oferlǣfan (“to leave over; be left over, remain”), equivalent to over- + leave.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overleave